Hymns and Devotions for Daily Worship ‎#194

194. Day by Day

1. Day by day and with each passing moment,
Strength I find to meet my trials here;
Trusting in my Father’s wise bestowment,
I’ve no cause for worry or for fear.
He whose heart is kind beyond all measure
Gives unto each day what he deems best,
Lovingly, it's part of pain and pleasure,
Mingling toil with peace and rest.

2. Ev'ry day the Lord Himself is near me,
With a special mercy for each hour;
All my cares He fain would bear, and cheer me,
He whose name is Counselor and Pow'r.
The protection of his child and treasure
Is a charge that on himself He laid;
“As your days, your strength shall be in measure,”
This the pledge to me He made.

3. Help me then in ev'ry tribulation
So to trust your promises, O Lord,
That I lose not faith’s sweet consolation
Offered me within your holy Word.
Help me, Lord, when toil and trouble meeting,
E'er to take, as from a father’s hand,
One by one, the days, the moments fleeting,
Till I reach the promised land.

Text Information

• First Line: Day by day, and with each passing moment
• Title: Day by Day
• Swedish Title: Blott en dag, ett ögonblick i sänder
• Author: Lina Sandell (1866)
• Translator: Andrew L. Skoog (1921)
• Meter: 10.9.10.9 D
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2024
• Scripture:
  2 Corinthians 4:15-16
• Topic: Ordinary Time: Week 5
• Notes: Text by Swedish poet Lina Sandell, “Blott en dag, ett ögonblick i sänder,” from Korsblomman (1866), tr. by Andrew L. Skoog for Mission Hymns (1921).

Tune Information

• Name: BLOTT EN DAG
• Composer: Oscar Ahnfelt (1872)
• Meter: 10.9.10.9 D
• Incipit: 32111 12332
• Key: D Major
• Notes: Tune BLOTT EN DAG by Swedish composer Oscar Ahnfelt, from Andeliga Sånger, pt. 10 (1872).